BSN 111 Final Exam Practice
Questions 2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations
Given
Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain
at the same time.Which ethical principle is compromised when only one
nurse anesthetist is on call?
A. Justice
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Beneficence
D. Fidelity - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
,Justice refers to fairness and is used frequently in discussion regarding
access to health care resources. Here the just distribution of resources,
in this case pain management, cannot be justly apportioned.
The patient tells the nurse that she is afraid to speak up regarding her
desire to end care for fear of upsetting her husband and children. Which
principle in the nursing code of ethics ensures that the nurse will
promote the patient's cause?
A. Responsibility
B. Advocacy
C. Confidentiality
D. Accountability - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: B
Nurses advocate for patients when they support the patient's cause. A
nurse's ability to adequate advocate for a patient is based on the unique
relationship that develops and the opportunity to better understand the
patient's point of view.
The patient's son requests to view the documentation in his mother's
medical record. What is the nurse's best response to this request?
A."I'll be happy to get that for you."
B. "You will have to talk to the physician about that."
,C."You will need your mother's permission."
D."You are not allowed to see it. - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: C
The nurse understands that sharing health information is governed by
HIPAA legislation, which defines rights and privileges of patients for
protection of privacy. Private health information cannot be shared without
the patient's specific permission.
When people work together to solve ethical dilemmas, individuals must
examine their own values. This step is crucial to ensure that
A. The group identifies the one correct solution.
B. Fact is separated from opinion.
C. Judgmental attitudes are not provoked.
D. Different perspectives are respected - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: D
Values are personal beliefs that influence opinions. To be able to
negotiate differences in opinions, the nurse must first be clear about
personal values, which will influence behaviors, decisions, and actions.
Ethical dilemmas are common occurrences when caring for patients.
The nurse understands that dilemmas are a result of
A. Presence of conflicting values.
B. Hierarchical systems.
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, C. Judgmental perceptions of patients.
D. Poor communication with the patient. - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
The nurse questions a physician's order to administer a placebo to the
patient. The nurse's action is based on which ethical principle?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
Autonomy refers to the freedom to make decisions free of external
control. In this case, the nurse questions the physician's order for a
placebo because it supports the patient's autonomy.
The nurse finds it difficult to care for a patient whose advance directive
states that no extraordinary resuscitation measures should be taken.
Which step may help the nurse to find resolution in this assignment?
A. Call for an ethical committee consult.
B. Decline the assignment on religious grounds.
C. Scrutinize her own personal values.
Questions 2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations
Given
Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain
at the same time.Which ethical principle is compromised when only one
nurse anesthetist is on call?
A. Justice
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Beneficence
D. Fidelity - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
,Justice refers to fairness and is used frequently in discussion regarding
access to health care resources. Here the just distribution of resources,
in this case pain management, cannot be justly apportioned.
The patient tells the nurse that she is afraid to speak up regarding her
desire to end care for fear of upsetting her husband and children. Which
principle in the nursing code of ethics ensures that the nurse will
promote the patient's cause?
A. Responsibility
B. Advocacy
C. Confidentiality
D. Accountability - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: B
Nurses advocate for patients when they support the patient's cause. A
nurse's ability to adequate advocate for a patient is based on the unique
relationship that develops and the opportunity to better understand the
patient's point of view.
The patient's son requests to view the documentation in his mother's
medical record. What is the nurse's best response to this request?
A."I'll be happy to get that for you."
B. "You will have to talk to the physician about that."
,C."You will need your mother's permission."
D."You are not allowed to see it. - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: C
The nurse understands that sharing health information is governed by
HIPAA legislation, which defines rights and privileges of patients for
protection of privacy. Private health information cannot be shared without
the patient's specific permission.
When people work together to solve ethical dilemmas, individuals must
examine their own values. This step is crucial to ensure that
A. The group identifies the one correct solution.
B. Fact is separated from opinion.
C. Judgmental attitudes are not provoked.
D. Different perspectives are respected - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: D
Values are personal beliefs that influence opinions. To be able to
negotiate differences in opinions, the nurse must first be clear about
personal values, which will influence behaviors, decisions, and actions.
Ethical dilemmas are common occurrences when caring for patients.
The nurse understands that dilemmas are a result of
A. Presence of conflicting values.
B. Hierarchical systems.
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, C. Judgmental perceptions of patients.
D. Poor communication with the patient. - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
The nurse questions a physician's order to administer a placebo to the
patient. The nurse's action is based on which ethical principle?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity - ANSWER ✔✔ANS: A
Autonomy refers to the freedom to make decisions free of external
control. In this case, the nurse questions the physician's order for a
placebo because it supports the patient's autonomy.
The nurse finds it difficult to care for a patient whose advance directive
states that no extraordinary resuscitation measures should be taken.
Which step may help the nurse to find resolution in this assignment?
A. Call for an ethical committee consult.
B. Decline the assignment on religious grounds.
C. Scrutinize her own personal values.
